In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins and Barnabas Piper talk with Simon Sinek, New York Times best-selling author of Start with Why and Leaders Eat Last as well as presenter of one of the most popular TED talks ever given. Sinek's aim is to help ...
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Lateral Leadership –
By Kevin Spratt
Many people limit leadership ability to positional authority. What do I mean about positional authority? Someone who has the ability to issue directives and enforce consequences if those directives aren’t followed is someone with positional authority. Typically, ...
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Powerful Quotes from Catalyst Cincinnati –
Catalyst LIVE took place in Cincinnati a few weeks ago. Here are some of the important quotes from the gathering of leaders there:
If the enemy hates anything, it's a leader who has discovered what they are on earth for. -Robert Madu
God cannot transform the person you pretend ...
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5LQ Episode 92: Leaders and Insecurity –
In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins, Barnabas Piper, and Eric Geiger talk about leaders battling insecurity. Leaders are usually viewed as bold and confident, but are they really? Insecurity is both common and dangerous, so what's the answer? The ...
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Leadership Roundup: Articles Worth Reading –
The Meaning of Leadership - Tony Dungy
The meaning of leadership is different for everyone. Tony explains why being a mentor leader is most effective.
Are You a Moody Leader? - Jeremie Kubicek
Do you allow a negative email to throw you off your entire day? Jeremie has noticed ...
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Spirit-Led Leadership –
By Jonathan Dodson
In his stirring book, David: Man of Prayer, Man of War, Walter Chantry contrasts the life and leadership of David and Saul. Chantry’s little book is packed with practical and gospel insights for leaders. Consider the following differences between two kings of ...
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Leading with the Holy Spirit –
By Brad Watson
I often plead with leaders, coaches, and communities to depend on the Holy Spirit. I plead with Christians to rely on the Spirit, who Jesus promised would be our helper. But what does that mean?
With so much confusion surrounding the role, reality, and function ...
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5LQ Episode 91: Cary Summers –
In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins and Barnabas Piper talk with Cary Summers, president of The Museum of the Bible, a massive permanent exhibition set to open in Washington DC in November of 2017. The Museum of the Bible will be the largest museum ...
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Sometimes Flight is the Best Fight –
By Jon Bloom
Don’t try to reason with your sin-infected appetites. An aroused appetite is almost always unreasonable. When a desire is awakened in you to indulge in some sin, your best defense is often escape.
Delight Rules the Kingdom of the Heart?
We might like to think ...
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Why Leadership Development Needs Poetry and Plumbing –
Leadership is a mixture of both poetry and plumbing, but unfortunately a lot more is written about the former than the later. The leadership systems and structure of a church are the major pieces of plumbing I am referring to today. For better or worse, they are defining factors ...
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5LQ Episode 90: Excellent Guest Services At Church –
In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins and Barnabas Piper talk with Danny Franks, the connections pastor at The Summit Church in Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina about the importance of amazing guest services at church and how they are part of the ...
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Rediscovering Discipleship – Part Four –
By Robby Gallaty
Jesus implemented a strategy of multiplication with the men he hand-selected, by leveraging the talents and abilities of each one. In the book Multipliers, authors Liz Wiseman and Greg McKeown describe the mentality of a multiplier:
Instead of achieving linear ...
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